Top 10 Fashion Design Colleges in India

Want to join a fashion design college? Find out the top 10 fashion design schools in India, their list of courses, and how you can secure admission to them. Scroll on for more details.

The best way to meet the right people and establish a career in this field is by joining a good fashion design institute. However, owing to the ever-growing demand for this course, more and more fashion design training institutes are opening up. Thus, in such a scenario, it is advisable to know which institutes/ colleges offer the best training and education in this field.

To help aspirants, Shiksha has compiled a list of the best fashion design colleges in the country, as per the India Today Ranking 2025. Below, aspirants can find detailed information about the top 10 fashion design colleges in India.

Top Fashion Design Colleges in India 2026 - India Today Rankings

The top fashion design colleges are:

2025 Rank India Today Ranking	2024 Rank India Today Ranking	Institute Name
1	1	NIFT, New Delhi
2	3	NIFT, Bengaluru
3	2	NIFT, Mumbai
4	4	NIFT, Hyderabad
5	5	NIFT, Chennai
6	8	NIFT, Patna
6	6	NIFT, Gandhinagar
8	7	NIFT, Kolkata
9	10	NIFT, Jodhpur
10	9	Pearl Academy, New Delhi
11	11	NIFT, Kannur
12	12	Symbiosis Institute of Design
13	14	NIFT, Raebareli
14	15	NIFT, Shillong
15	16	Army Institute of Fashion Design
16	17	NIFT, Kangra
17	18	Pearl Academy, Jaipur
18	20	Amity School, Noida
19	21	Pearl Academy, Mumbai
20	23	Amity School, Lucknow
21	22	NIFT-TEA, Tiruppur
22	25	WUD, School of Fashion
23	NP	Amity School, Kolkata
24	26	IMS Design & Innovation Academy
25	30	Amity School, Mumbai

Top Design Colleges in India Govt: Rankings, Admissions, Placements & Courses: IIRF Ranking

Check out the government colleges based on the IIRF Ranking 2025.

All India Rank(Survey & Perceptive Based)	Name of Institutes	State Rank
1	NID Ahmedabad - National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad	1
2	NID Madhya Pradesh - National Institute of Design, Bhopal	1
3	IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology, IDC School of Design, Mumbai	1
4	IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology, Department of Design, Delhi	1
5	NID Andhra Pradesh - National Institute of Design, Guntur	1
6	NID Haryana - National Institute of Design, Kurukshetra	1
7	IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur	1
8	IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology, Department of Design, Roorkee	1
9	IIT Guwahati - Indian Institute of Technology, Department of Design, Guwahati	1
10	NID Assam - National Institute of Design, Jorhat	2
11	IIITDM Jabalpur - Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur	2
12	IIT Hyderabad - Indian Institute of Technology, Department of Design, Hyderabad	1
13	Delhi Technological University, Department of Design, Delhi	2
14	JNAFAU SPA - Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, School of Planning and Architecture, Hyderabad	2
15	FDDI Noida - Footwear Design and Development Institute	2
16	Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh	1
17	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi	3
18	University of Mumbai, Garware Institute of Career Education and Development, Mumbai	2
19	Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Department of Design, Delhi	4
20	Kerala State Institute of Design, Kollam	1
21	Tezpur University, Department of Design, Tezpur	3
22	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, School of Architecture & Landscape Design, Jammu	1
23	Utkal University of Culture - UUC Odisha, Bhubaneswar	1
24	The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Faculty of Fine Arts, Vadodara	2
25	Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Swarrnim Institute of Design, Nanded	3
26	Gujarat University, School of Design, Ahmedabad	3
27	Central Institute of Technology, Department of Multimedia Communication and Design, Kokrajhar	4
28	Bundelkhand University, Institute of Architecture and Town Planning, Jhansi	3
29	CSJM - Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, School of Engineering and Technology, Kanpur	4
30	Gurugram University, Department of Engineering and Technology, Gurgaon	2

Top 10 Private Design Colleges based on IIRF Ranking

Check out the list of top 10 private design colleges based on IIRF 2025 ranking.

All India Rank*(Survey & Perceptive Based)	Name of Institutes	State Rank
1	Karnavati University, Unitedworld Institute of Design, Gandhinagar	1
2	Woxsen University, Woxsen School of Arts and Design, Hyderabad	1
3	Amity University, Amity School of Fashion Technology, Noida	1
3	TDV - The Design Village, Noida	1
4	NMIMS University, NMIMS School of Design, Mumbai	1
5	IIFD Chandigarh - Indian Institute of Fashion and Design, Chandigarh	1
6	Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Manipal	1
7	Chitkara University, Chitkara School of Planning and Architecture, Patiala	2
8	Parul University, Parul Institute of Design, Vadodara	2
9	MIT-ADT University, MIT Art, Design & Technology University, MIT Institute of Design, Pune	2
10	Avantika University, Ujjain	1

Top Colleges of Design and Courses Offered

The following are some of the top colleges for Designing.

NIFT Delhi

Admission Through: NIFT Entrance Exam

It was established in 1986 by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. National Institute of Fashion Design (NIFT), Delhi, was set up in technical collaboration with the FIT, New York. NIFT Delhi is one of the best design colleges in the country, and it has its head office in New Delhi.

As per the official website, NIFT Delhi offers regular as well as Continuing Education (CE) programmes to students. The design school also has the oldest and richest Resource Centre, containing massive collections of print and non-print materials.

NIFT Delhi has notable alumni, such as Rohit Bal, Ritu Beri, Manish Arora and the like. Aspirants can learn more about famous Indian fashion designers and how they achieved success.

Courses offered at NIFT Delhi:

BDes Fashion Design	BDes Textile Design
BDes Accessory Design	BDes Fashion Communication
BDes Knitwear Design	BDes Leather Design
BFTech in Apparel Production	BDesign (Lateral Entry)
UG Diploma	Master of Design (MDes)
Master of Fashion Management (MFM)	Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech)
Certificate Courses	PhD Programmes in Design

NIFT Mumbai

Admission Through: NIFT Entrance Exam

It is considered to be the second-best Fashion Design institute in the country. NIFT Mumbai was established in 1995. The infrastructure of the college is top-notch and equipped to cater to all the requirements of fashion design courses.

The college has highly trained faculty with strong industry connections and offers employment opportunities to aspirants across all NIFT centres. 

Courses offered at NIFT Mumbai:

BDes Fashion Design	BDes Accessory Design
BDes Textile Design	BDes Knitwear Design
BDes Fashion Communication	BFTech Apparel Production
MDes	MFM

NIFT Bengaluru

Admission Through: NIFT Entrance Exam

Considered to be one of the best fashion design schools in the country, NIFT Bengaluru’s campus is fully equipped with lecture rooms, resource centres, design studios and labs, gym, hostels and activity centres.

As per the official website, NIFT Bengaluru has signed MOUs with various member institutes of IFFTI. Some of the prominent ones being Hogeskolan I Boras, Sweden; Birmingham School of Art & Design, UK and RMIT, Australia, etc.

Top recruiters who visit NIFT Bengaluru for campus placements are 99 Labels, Cairon, Dhananjai Apparels Pvt Ltd, Fine Stitches, Alok Industries, Pure Earth Pvt Ltd, ITC Infotech, Pal Fashions and Vintage Shades.

Courses offered at NIFT Bengaluru:

BDes Fashion Design	BDes Accessory Design
BDes Textile Design	BDes Knitwear Design
BDes Fashion Communication	BDes Leather Design
BDesign (Lateral Entry)	BFTech Apparel Production
MFM	MFTech
MDes	Certificate courses

NIFT Chennai

Admission Through: NIFT Entrance Exam

This fashion design college offers state-of-the-art facilities to its students. The campus of NIFT Chennai is such that students and faculty members have access to the inner courtyard and outer courtyard that is attached with a table tennis court, basketball court, badminton court and a gymnasium.

Students are offered (broadband) wi-fi internet facility round the clock. Also, students are offered free shuttle service for industrial visits.

Courses Offered at NIFT Chennai:

BDes Fashion Design	BDes Leather Design
BDes Accessory Design	BDes Textile Design
BDes Knitwear Design	BDes Fashion Communication
BFTech Apparel Production	MFM
MFTech	UG Diploma
PG Diploma	-

Admission Through: NIFT Entrance Exam

Established in June 2008, NIFT Patna initially operated out of its transit campus that was located at Udyog Bhavan, Gandhi Maidan at Patna. However, in 2014, the design college started classes from its permanent campus situated at Mithapur Farms, Patna.

NIFT Patna’s campus includes - Accessory Design Lab, 3D Printer, Photography Studio, Mac Lab, Garment Construction Lab, Pattern Making Lab, Textile Design Studio, Textile Testing Lab, Digital Studios and IT Labs and Weaving Studio.

Courses offered at NIFT Patna:

BDes Fashion Design	BDes Accessory Design
BDes Textile Design	BDes Fashion Communication
BDesign (Lateral Entry)	BFTech
MFM	Certificate courses

Admission Through: NIFT Entrance Exam

Established in 1995 as a temporary campus, NIFT Gandhinagar was later allotted an area of 20,000 sq mts for a permanent campus.

NIFT Gandhinagar’s permanent campus became operational in 2004. Thereafter, the fashion design college was allotted an additional area of 10,000 sq m to build the girls’ hostel, the director’s bungalow, as well as the staff quarters. The hotel can accommodate up to 202 students on twin twin-sharing basis.

Courses offered at NIFT Gandhinagar:

BDes Fashion Design	BDes Accessory Design
BDes Textile Design	BDes Fashion Communication
BFTech	MFTech
MFM	Certificate courses

NIFT Hyderabad

Admission Through: NIFT Entrance Exam

The foundation stone of NIFT Hyderabad was laid in 1995. Initially, NIFT Hyderabad operated from Chenetha Bhavan, Nampally, Hyderabad. In 1999, NIFT Hyderabad was shifted to Madhapur, where the design school was spread over an area of five acres.

The architectural grandeur, as well as the aesthetic appeal of NIFT Hyderabad’s campus, is widely admired by one and all. Hostel facility at NIFT Hyderabad is offered only to girls, and that too on a first-come-first-serve basis. There are up to 238 rooms in the hostel. No hostel facility is offered to boys.

Courses Offered at NIFT Hyderabad:

BDes Accessory Design	BDes Fashion Design
BDes Knitwear Design	BDes Textile Design
BDes Fashion Communication	BFTech
MFM	-

Admission Through: NIFT Entrance Exam

Established in 1995, NIFT Kolkata was initially located at Manjusha Bhavan, Salt Lake. NIFT Kolkata shifted to its five-acre campus at Salt Lake in 1999. NIFT is among the five oldest National Institutes of Fashion Technology in India.

Facilities offered to students at NIFT Kolkata include three conference halls, 44 classrooms, fully equipped labs, 3D printers, a laser cutting machine, an ETON overhead material carrying system, a Shima Seiki computerised knitting machine, digital tablets, a digital printing machine, and soft body dress forms. Apart from this, the Resource Centre at NIFT Kolkata houses over 15,000 books and has a huge material collection which includes fabric swatches, traditional costumes, fashion garments, as well as textiles and accessories

Courses offered at NIFT Kolkata:

BDes Fashion Design	BDes Leather Design
BDes Accessory Design	BDes Textile Design
BDes Knitwear Design	BFTech Apparel Production
BDes Fashion Communication	BDesign (Lateral Entry)
MFM	Certificate courses

Pearl Academy New Delhi

Admission Through: Pearl Academy Entrance Exam

Established in 1993 by the Little People Education Society and registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860, Pearl Academy of Fashion was initially promoted by an Indian export house known by the name of House of Pearl Fashions Ltd.

Pearl Academy’s first campus was located at Okhla, South Delhi, but later the college moved to a much larger campus in West Delhi’s Naraina.

At Pearl Academy, aspirants can pursue an International Bachelor’s Degree or an Indian Bachelor’s Degree. Pearl Academy facilitates admission of students in courses offered at the University of Derby, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and Torrens University, Australia.

Courses offered at Pearl Academy, New Delhi:

BA Fashion Design	BA Fashion Styling and Image Design
BA Fashion Media Communication	BA Interior Architecture & Design
BA Interior Product Design	BA Fashion Business Management
BA Fashion Marketing and Retail Management	BA Branding and Advertising Management
BA Luxury Brand Management	BA Jewellery Design
BA Communication Design (choice of four pathways: Experience Design, Graphic Design & Advertising, Interactive Media Design and Film & Animation)
PG Course in Accessory Design	PG Course in Communication Design
PG Course in Interior Design & Styling	PG Course in Product Design

Symbiosis Institute of Design

Admission Through: SEED

Established in 2006, Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID), Pune, is spread over an area of 80,000 sq ft. The official website informs that “The campus of Symbiosis Institute of Design at Viman Nagar houses state-of-the-art design studios, laboratories, workshops, IT infrastructure, rapid prototyping lab, well-equipped classrooms, library, exhibition areas, seminar hall, conference hall, etc. The campus also has an amphitheatre, an ultra-modern auditorium and an academic plaza for various activities, including design shows. The entire campus is Wi-Fi enabled”.

As per the official website, students from SID, Pune have been hired at firms such as “Infosys, Autoline Industries Ltd, Cognizant Ltd, Whirlpool, Mudra Communications, etc. Students have also been absorbed by small and medium-scale enterprises such as Elephant Design, Fitch Design, Onio Design, Leaf Design, and several design corners.

Courses Offered at SID:

BDes Communication Design	BDes Industrial Design
BDes Fashion Design	BDes Textile Design
BDes Fashion Communication

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